Workplace Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国安全生产法
[Current Text: Chinese, English]
(adopted June 29, 2002, effective Nov. 1, 2002; amended and effective Aug. 27, 2009; amended Aug. 31, 2014, effective Dec. 1, 2014; amended June 10, 2021, effective Sept. 1, 2021)
- Status: Amendment passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
- Principal Drafter: Ministry of Emergency Management
- Submitter: State Council
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 13th NPCSC Category I
- Annual: 2019 (backup), 2020, 2021
- Legislative History & Text
- NPCSC deliberation – round #2 (final): June 7–10, 2021 (Chinese only)
- NPCSC deliberation – round #1: Jan. 20–22, 2021 (Chinese only 🆚) 💬
- State Council public consultation: June 23–July 23, 2017 (Chinese only 🆚)
- Legislative Records [Gazette 2021(5): 1004, 1028–1032]
- Explanation (Jan. 20, 2021)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (June 7, 2021)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (June 10, 2021)
- Presidential Order (June 10, 2021)
NPC Observer Coverage
- NPCSC Grants Broader Legislative Powers to Shanghai & Hainan, Widens Scope of Public Interest Litigation by Procuratorates (June 14, 2021)
- NPCSC Session Watch: Public Health, Coast Guard, Legal Aid, Wetlands Protection, Education & Workplace Safety (Jan. 12, 2021)
Last updated: August 8, 2025, 01:01 EDT